Arpus Obrut

Hello, i need some advice
I was going back from Toronto Motorsports park today with a friend. Friend felt really sleepy and asked me to drive, so i did. I was going about 145-150kmh on QEW at 1am, there was barely any traffic. 20 seconds after i see i car FLYING past me (mustve been going around 200kmh), i see a cop car in my rear view mirror with the siren. I pull over, a cop comes to me saying "160kmh? Are you dumb?" I told him how i wasnt doing 160kmh, and he said that i was. So i told him that my speedo could be a little off (prob shouldnt've said that). So he says that if my speedo is off, i shouldnt be driving. He takes all my papers, comes back 5 min later with a yellow court notice and leaves. On the notice (not a ticket) it says that i was doing 160kmh in a 100 zone and that i should appear in court on sept 9th. I have full G licence and not a single ticket before this in 3 years of driving.
Can anyone tell me what to do? What should i say in court? What penalty am i looking at?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

mazdubber

Did you ask to see his radar??? sounds to me like it might be a case of mistaken identity. Did you mention to the cop that you saw a car just pass you at a very high rate of speed before you were pulled over??? You better get a good lawyer! Your most likely looking at a careless or dangerous driving charge.

84camaro

weather ur doing 150 or 160 ur still ed...

rabbitman

iTrader: (3)

If you were going 145 - 150 km/h you deserve everything you get. Slow the down.

Arpus Obrut

Oh please... Cut the bullshit man
Tell me you never did 145 on a highway.. Its just that some people get lucky, others dont.
Im not saying i wasnt guilty, i know i was, and i am going to pay for it. Thats not the reason i started the thread. I started the thread to find out from people who have experience in this sort of thing how to fight this, and exactly what kind of penalty/fine im looking at.
Thank you

And btw, i highly doubt that the cop got me with radar... i havent seen any cop cars parked on the highway.

rabbitman

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If I had gotten caught I wouldn't be whining about it. I'd take my licks. BTW the fastest I've ever gone on the 400 series is I'm not sure because my cars speedometer only goes to 160, and it'll do that in 4th. Not that I would know. As for not seeing the cop, they do have radar that can get you from the back. As for fighting it, try the other car story, but I can't see it washing. BTW if you're going to speed as least you were doing it at 1 am not rush hour.
Just for the record, I haven't driven over 125 on a public road since I became a father. It's a sobering experience. When someone relies on you like that, you can't let them down.

spawnr

Either get a Lawyer or start doing your research.

You can start off by requesting disclosure. That way you will see how the cop clocked ya.

See if you can reach a resolution with the prosecutor for 49 over, it might work because of your clean record...


Insurance will rape you for 3 years, if the ticket stands, at least at 49 over (insurance still consider it minor) .

79camaro

i've got a connection to make it dissappear and never exist but it'll cost you if you ARE REALLY SERIOUS gimme a shout and we'll go from there

Oh yea and btw if you're convicted its automatic suspension of license 6 points and a fine of about $1000 bucks

lude2nv

what he gave you was a summons to appear in court.. thats why there is no fine and already a date.. that is the date he will be there for other fines, and the radar can get you while he is driving behing you.. coming on oncoming. sideways any ways trust me. i have a few cop buddies ad they provved it to me. casue i wasdriving and a cop was pacing me and he got me on radar.

ricewagon94

iTrader: (1)

I am a father too and agree with you completely. Please dont bust the kid's *****, he is scared enough as it is. Help our fellow peeps ok?

gldwngr

Why?

So he can go out there "with a clean record" and do it again?

The best thing that could happen to a lot of fools here is a hefty fine, considerable licenses suspension, and the associated insurance hit. Only after that might they begin to understand that driving is not a video game but a privilege that can easily be taken away for being an idiot out there.

anthonya

I feel bad for those that ask for assistance on here - but only get BS replies.

Speeding (to an extent) is not what is wrong with our society... its ******** (like those that you can clearly see in this post) that are...

Go to a ticket defender place - you will have to pay alot to get this resolved - but its worth it (seeing that its really your first offence)


It iss easy for any cop to pull someone over and give them a ticket. I have seen more then I can count being dropped due to insufficient evidence (things that just don't line up).

Some people do deserve what they get (don't get me wrong) but when I read about "safety blitz" and the stats of them handing out 1000 tickets in a weekend and all that... but then righ beside it you read about a murder and burglaries etc... (that if you follow up on - never get resolved) Why is that you ask... because all the cops were out looking for "street racers"...

This wastes everyones time - and cops should be working on and solving REAL crimes - not taking the easy way out and handing out tickets.

People helping people ???? (thats there slogan here in the KW region) LOL

pornosaur

gldwngr is a cop btw.

ricewagon94

iTrader: (1)

Hmmm, kinda sounds that way huh?

And BTW Goldwhatever, who the are you calling a fool? Go eat another donut.

mazdubber

Yep...only 2 posts and they're both in the ticket forums.